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1. giant slayer
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   I am trying to access php variables in the footer which are declared in the header. For example, if I declare
   $hello="Hello World!!"; in my header, when I try to make a call to $hello in the footer, it is null or empty.

   Is there a way to access a php variable from one section which was declared in a prior section?

   Thanks!!
   --christopher

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Use a function in your theme's functions.php to create these variables and then call the function in each template file as appropriate.

3. giant slayer
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Thank you. Can you point me to any simple examples I can study to possibly get me further along?

4. giant slayer
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   I found a simple article here which helped.
   http://www.themebig.com/94/create-wordpress-functions/

5. giant slayer
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   One question, how do variables work in relation to include and require?
   If I include or require a file, are the variables of the included file accessible in the functions.php?

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Assuming they are global variables, yes.

7. giant slayer
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   I have been experimenting some, and have learned some things but still have questions.

   I have a variable declared in my head called $user and another called $user_profile. How do I save these variables in a function that I can call in a different section/template file?

   Thanks (and sorry for so many questions)

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